Verdict

These are closely matched NAS drives of the same capacity - decide on price and warranty. Check the live $/TB above.

HAT3300-4T
Synology Plus Series · 4TB · NAS
No US price yet
ST4000VX016
Seagate SkyHawk · 4TB · Surveillance
$220 ($54.99/TB)

Value at a glance

Price / TB
HAT3300-4T $75.60
ST4000VX016 $35.15
Capacity
HAT3300-4T 4 TB
ST4000VX016 4 TB
Noise (idle)
HAT3300-4T 23 dB
ST4000VX016 26 dB

Price history · US, cheapest per day

ST4000VX016 $220
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$270 $182 $94 Aug 2024 Dec 2024 May 2025 Oct 2025 Mar 2026 Aug 2026
HAT3300-4T ST4000VX016
Capacity 4 TB 4 TB
Recording tech CMR CMR
RAID / NAS safe Yes Yes
Class NAS Surveillance
Spindle speed 5400 RPM 5900 RPM
Cache 256 MB 256 MB
Noise (idle) 23 dB 26 dB
Fill Air Air
Interface SATA SATA
Failure rate (AFR) - -
Price / TB $75.60 $35.15
Buy No US price yet
$220
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Highlighted cells mark the stronger spec for a NAS build. Failure rates from Backblaze Drive Stats where available; $/TB uses the cheapest live price. Buy links are Amazon affiliate.

HAT3300-4T

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

3yr warranty · 180 TB/yr rated · 1,200,000h MTBF

ST4000VX016

No Backblaze failure data for this model.

3yr warranty · 180 TB/yr rated · 1,000,000h MTBF